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9781859730546: With the Sharpened Axe of Reason: Approaches to Walter Benjamin
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 185973054X ISBN 13 : 9781859730546
Editeur : Berg Publishers, 1996

Synopsis

Walter Benjamin holds a unique fascination for students and scholars interested in the question of modernity. The most original thinker of Weimar Germany, Benjamin has become something of a cultural icon and his works are often regarded with awe rather than critical scrutiny. This book offers surprising new insights from a number of perspectives -- sociology, history, women's studies, literary and cultural studies -- and investigates unexplored areas of Benjamin scholarship to arrive at a critically balanced perception of his work. There are four main sections:- a critical re-evaluation of Benjamin's concepts of history and modernity in light of postmodernist discourses;- a discussion of aspects of Benjamin's literary scholarship; - a re-evaluation of Benjamin's writings on media and performance theories; and - an investigation of Benjamin's peculiar utopianism' which includes a critical consideration of sexual/gender politics.

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À propos de l'auteur

Gerhard Fischer Senior Lecturer and Head of the School of German and Russian Studies, University of New South Wale

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Éditeur
Berg Publishers
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
185973054X
ISBN 13 
9781859730546
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
240
Éditeur
Fischer Gerhard
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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